Auction-sale recorder



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Patented June 24, 1924.

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Application filed February 14, 1923. Serial No. 619,046.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON HENRY BJORLEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of /Velch, in the county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auction-Sale Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in recording devices and it consist-s of the constructions, combinations, and mode of operation herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a recording device which is adapted especially for recording sales and auctions, one ofthe purposes being to make the work of record ing individual sales very simple and to conveniently index the separate accounts thereby making settlement at the close of a sale rapid and correct.

a A further object of the invention is to pro vide a recording device of the character described which includes a card index with guide grooves associated therewith in such a way as to make it possible to slide the various cards out andin with the point of a pencil.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved auction sale recording device.

. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a, detail perspective View showing how the recorder opens at the back so as to make the card index accessible,

Fig. at is a cross section taken substantially on the line 4- 1 of Fig. 1', i

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the card index, parts being broken away, and

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view ofthe loose-leaf binder rod.

In carrying out. the invention, provision is made of a case 1 which comprises the front 2 and back 3, the front having an opening or window 4: through which the tabs 5 of index cards 6 are visible. hole 7 in whichthe clerk of the auction sale may insert the point of a lead pencil soas to slide the corresponding index card into full View in the window 4. J Coincidingxwith each of the holes 7 is a' groove 8. The grooves s are formed in the i back 3 and are intended to receive thepoint Each of the tabs has a of the pencil furnishing a guide for the sliding movement mentioned. An index holder or case holds the cards 6. This holder consists of a suitable number of stout sheets of paper '9 (Figs. 2 and 5) which are adapted to separate the index cards so as to permit them to be slid out easily and individually.

The'pages 9 of the index holder are in turn held separate at the bottom by inserts 10, the whole being bound together in any suitable manner, very much resembling the loose pages in a book. A plurality of perforations 11 in the base of the index card holder permit mounting the 'holder'upon pins 12 which are suitably embedded in the rear surface of the front 2 and extend therefrom so as to make it easy to apply and remove the index card holder. The index holder and pins 12 are accessible from the back of the case, as shown in Fig. 3, the necessary opening being closed by a hinged lid 13. This lid fits in a recess formed at the place where the sides and end of the case extend slightly beyond the frame 14 of the case. The lid has a tape 15 by which it may readily be lifted from the recess. The frame is furthermore furnished with lugs 16 at the sides (Fig. the upper shoulders of which form stops which limit the down ward movement of the index cards 6. The reader will readily understand by comparing Figs. 3 and 5 that the outer bottom edges 17 of the index cards will meet the lugs 16 and rest on the shoulders mentioned.

Were it not for these shoulders the index cards would have a tendency to fall down farther between the pages of the index card holder and thereby destroy the desired relationship between the cards and the holder. As it is, the tabs 5 appear far enough above the lower edge of the window 4 to make the holes 7 easily accessible and the reference letters on the tabs easily'readable.

Each of the indexcards has a suitable arrangement of ruled lines (Fig. 5) which serve as a guide for copying certain data from a loose leaf record pad on the front of the case. This pad consists of a suitable number of pages 18 which rest on the front 2- of the case. This front thereforeiserves the purpose ofa board or desk upon which the clerk writes as the auction sale proceeds.

To further this purpose, the pages 18 are suitably ruled. Take thecase of the buyer George Ames. Reference to the exposed page in Fig. 1 shows that this buyer has bought articles respectively amounting to $24-00, $1.00, and $36.00. In transfer 'ing the account from the loose leaf record, the auction clerk will enter these items on the index card 6 upon which the name of this particular buyer will be classified, as shown in Fig. 5.

This manner of transferring accountsmakes it easy and convenient for the various buyers to make settlement at the end of the auction sale, and primarily makes it easy and convenient for the clerk to separate the various accounts so'that he can render the desired statement at the end of the sale. Copies of'the loose leaf record on the front of the case may be made by inserting a carbon sheet 19 between pages. The loose leaf record pad is carried by the ring-like holders 20 of a loose leaf binder rod 21 which is suitably mounted on the front 2 so as to permit rocking the bar when it is desired either to remove pages or to insert fresh ones. A spring 22 is affixed in such a manner as to hold the ring like members 20 (which are really hooks) down. In order. to hold the pages of the loose leaf pad down when the recorderis used outdoors and in windy weather, a retainer 23 may be employed. This retainer may simply be in the nature of a spring wire of suitable design, having such fastening on the case as will serve the intended purpose.

The operation may be briefly reviewed to advantage. By referring to Fig. 5, the reader will see that the various index cards 6 are situated between the pages 9 of a holder. These holder pages are bound together at the base with spacer pieces in between. By separating the various index cards, the individual movement of each one is insured, and the possibility of more than one card being moved at a time cannot occur.

lVhen the index holder and its cards are assembled in the case, the lower edges 17 (Fig. 5) of the index cards rest on the shoulders of lugs 16 at the sides of the frame. This limits the downward movement of the index cards so that the tabs 5 cannot get down so far below the lower edge of the window 4 as to be inaccessible. Suppose that the clerk desires to transfer the transactions recorded on the loose leaf record pad in front. He inserts the point of his lead pencil in the hole 7 of the desired index card and slides that card upward. The point'of the pencil should also enter the adjacent groove. 8, which groove forms a guide for the pencil point.

The record of transactions of each. purchaser (see the example of the purchaser George Ames in Figs. 1- and 5) are then transferred to the index card from which a statement of accounts can readily be had at the end of the sale. By making the index cards of such material as celluloid, it is possible to use them almost indefinitely because the entries of transactions are readily erased when accounts are settled. The pages of the record card holder 9 may consist of stout paper, thin sheets of tin or aluminum. It is also possible to reverse the record holder and cards in the case 1 so as to have access to the reverse sides of the index cards. Removal of the index cards and holder is made easy by the provision of the hinged lid 13 at the back.

While the construction and arrangement of the improved auction sale recorder as herein described and claimed is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim 1. A recording device comprising a case having a window, a plurality of index cards mounted in the case, a tab on each card having a hole appearing above the lower edge of the window, and means on the case for guiding an implement inserted in the hole of one of the cards for the purpose of sliding the card into view in the window.

2. A recording device comprising a case which includes a front having a window, index cards concealed behind the front, a tab on each card appearing above the lower edge of the window and having a hole to receive a pointed implement, and means which the point is also adapted to engage to serve as a guide when sliding an index card into view in the window.

3. A recording device comprising a case which includes a front having a window, index cards concealed behind the front, a tab on each card appearing above the lower edge of the window and having a hole to receive a pointed implement, means which the point is also adapted to engage to serve as a guide when sliding an index card into view in the window, and means separating the respective index cards to permitsliding each'card individually.

4. A recording device comprising a case which includes a front having a window, a pack of index cards concealed behind the front, a tab on each card appearing above the lower edge of the window and having a hole to receive the point of an implement, and grooves in the back of the case running upwardly to the height of the window there being one for each of the cards, said groovesbeing adapted to receive said point to act as a guide when any one of the cards is slid from the pack into view in the window.

5. A recording device comprising a case which includes a front having a window, a loose leaf record mounted on the front which serves as a table when notations are made on the record, and a pack of index cards adapted to be concealed behind the front but moved into View in the window for the transfer of the notations from said record in a predetermined order.

6. A recording device comprising a case which includes a front having a window, a pack of index cards concealed behind the front, a tab on each card adapted to appear above the bottom edge of the window and having a hole, means in the case by which the cards are held in a predetermined relation to the window so that the tabs cannot move therebelow, and means on the back of the case with which the point of an implement is adapted to engage upon being inserted in any one of the holes to slide the corresponding card into view in the window.

7. A recording device comprising a case having a window, a pack of index cards contained by the case, means by which the cards are held separate from each other, means by which individual cards may be slid out of the holding means into view in the window, and means in the case for maintaining the cards in a predetermined relation to the lower edge of the window independently of said holding means.

a 8. A recording device comprising a case having a window, a pack of index cards contained by the case, means by which the cards are held separate from each other, means by which individual cards may be slid out of the holding means into View in the window, means in the case for maintaining the cards in a predetermined relation to the lower edge of the window independently of said holding means, and means in the case upon which said holding means is mounted permitting the simultaneous removal of the holding means with the carried cards.

9. A recording device comprising a case having a window, a pack of index cards contained by the case, means by which the cards are held separate from each other, means by which individual cards may be slid out of the holding means into View in the winstructed the front of the case having a window and the back having a lidded opening, lugs on the frame inside of the case furnishmg shoulders, pins accessible from the lidded opening, a holder adapted to be fitted on the pins composed of a plurality of leaves separated by inserts at the base a pack of index cards concealed in the case, fitted between the leaves and resting on said shoulders to maintain a predetermined relation with the bottom edge of the window, a tab on each card appearing above the lower edge of the window, each tab having a hole, grooves formed on the inner surface ofthe back to form a guide when entered by the point of an implement inserted in any one of the holes to slide a card out of the holder, and a loose leaf record on the front of the case adapted to contain notations which are transferable to said index cards.

11. A recording device comprising a case including a front having a window, index cards contained by the case and adapted to be individually slid into view in the window, a loose leaf record on the front of the case which serves as a table from which notations are adapted to be transferred to the various cards, a spring-controlled hook rod upon which the loose-leaf record is mounted, and means at one side including a spring rod for holding the loose leaf pages down when the recording device is used in the open.

ANTON HENRY BJORLEE. 

